08/11/2025
🎥 Cargo Shots, presented by Hactl and hosted by Nikitha Sebastian, brings you this week’s top global air cargo stories from tragedy in the U.S. to expansion and innovation across the sector.
Here’s what’s making headlines:
🔹 A UPS cargo plane crashed and caught fire during takeoff at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky on Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
🔹 Emirates is expanding its cargo and courier operations as the Group posted record half-year profits
🔹 Etihad Cargo has launched dedicated freighter services from Phnom Penh in partnership with Teleport, operating two weekly A321F flights to Abu Dhabi to boost Cambodia’s exports of garments, perishables, and electronics
🔹 Cathay Cargo and IAG Cargo have each supported major cultural transport projects, moving hundreds of historical artefacts for international exhibitions
🔹 Delta Air Lines will invest up to $18 million to build a new air cargo hub at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), scheduled to open in 2027
🔹 The Airforwarders Association has warned that the U.S. government’s withdrawal of 13 flight routes operated by Mexican airlines could severely impact air cargo capacity between the two nations
🔹 The International Air Cargo Association’s Air Cargo Forum 2025 concluded in Abu Dhabi, marking the city’s debut as host and highlighting its rise as a global logistics hub
Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/ydAtwX8SSt0
Cargo Shots by The STAT Trade Times presented by HACTL - 07 November 2025Our pick of the best news that made headlines this week from the world of air cargo....